August 3, 2022, Wednesday, is the Chinese Valentine's Day. It's the 7th lunar day of the 7th lunar month in the Chinese calendar. The date is called Qi-Xi in China. Qi means seven and Xi means night. It is also called the Daughter's Festival, which is the day for unmarried young girls looking for love.
A love story for this day is about the 7th daughter of Emperor of Heaven and an orphaned cowherd. In the ending, the Emperor separated them. The 7th princess was sent to the star Vega and the cowherd moved to the star Altair. In China, Vega is called the star of the Weaving Maid, and Altair is the star of the Cowherd.
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